Folding chair



P.' ELZEY. FOlDlNG CHAIR. APPLICATION FILED Nov.2.1. |919.

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FOLDING CHAIR.

APPLICATION lLED HOV.2I, 1919.

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ELDNG CHAIR.

.Application filed November 2?., 1G19. Serie! No. 339,763.

To @ZZ @miem t may confoewt:

.Tie it ltnown that l., EDGAR l?. Eurer, a citizen of the United Statesof rniericzi, and resid nt of Parkersburg, llfood County,

e oi life/St Virginio.j lieve invented oernew end useful lnnriroveinentein n old- @noirs and 'the lile. of which the followe specification.

ibis invention relates; to certain improvelO ments in folding chaire endthe like, and the object and nature oi. "'lie invention will be rendilyunderetood by those skilled in the nrt in the light oit the followingexplanation oi the eecoinpnnyingr'g di'iiwinggjs illustrating; what lnow believe 'to be the preferred einm bodirnent ifroni einen@ othereonstrnctions within 'the spirit and Scope of iny invention.

in object of the invention ie to provide en improved settee or choirwhich may be readily folded into snliill space for storage nsportntion;ond which when it is desired to the seine. may be quickly returned 'tonni'folded position. the various parte ci 'the device intein ncallylssuiningtheir c,rrect relation one part to another, tliue allowing aninexperieneed person to use the chair without inconve'.` nce.

further object of 'the invention is to provide e chair oi Strong ondrighi conetruction. the various ports ilorn'iing bracing; ineens one foranother, and one in which when the device is folded, the various ports:tre adequately protected. ngeinet domage Yg' Subsequent trensportntionond otor- SLi-dur o invention eo ete in certain novel :is more fully:1nd pen A :ind poii'iteil out rhereineii'einij to the accompanyingdrawings: g. l, is n perspective view of o. settee when up. 2. ie eeiniiler view oi" the settee when iolded.

Fig. E, is o vercicol sectional View el1ow ingr :i settee in set upposition. and showing in dotted lines vii-rione positions of the seat:in it ie swung' to its ifolded position.

liig. :i siniiler AView Showing the eettee in folded position.

Fig, 5n n perspective view oi u modified forni oi' the invention in Setup position.

.in the particularembodiment illustrated Figs. l, 2, 3 and Li, theinvention is shown t Settee or bench arranged to accommodate severalpersone. it will be obiiious however, that the invention is equally esepplicnbie to choir -for o single coupant euch as illustrated in 57forexzirnple, and which will be hereinafter more fully deecribed.

rlier illustrated in Higgs. i. 9., 3 and comprises crossed legge l end 2each end of the settee.y et pivotal connection beine` provid fd wherethe iene cross,y ne by a, bolt 3 nre'terebly retained in. position by oriveted heed.V

-xWhen lthe eettee is in its the indent zich end of the saine assume eSubs Jelly X shaped formation.y the legs l which ere shown t ie outsidelege,i"'orn1 the front enpport for the eettee and be- .ino`'grn'elzeinbly connected adjacent their lower ende by brace rail andvthe legs 2 which 'torni the rezir support being connected by n similarbracing rail .5 adjacent their lower ende.

The rear lege 2 of the device preferably :ire of enel length es toterminate at their upper front ends et the desired height for n sont:while 'the rear upper ends of lege l are entenied upwardly above theplane of the sont to be connected :it their ends to the beck of theeettee.

For this purpose. the back is shown as coninin'nif eide rails G risinglto n euitzible l it, :ind conne-eed by e top riti`l l `the onine.thereby forming e. support ifortlie bziclr and providingY e. strong andrigid construction between the crossed l and 9., and 'the beek oi' theeettee wlienit is in its up position. rf'he lower ends oi the side railsnre preferably rounded oil as shown set up position, 7

at G', between the brace rail and the device.

The seat of the settee is pivoted between the upper ends of legs 2atvits front end, and loosely rests upon a stretcher rail carriedbetween the side rails G, at its rear end. Exemglitying thisconstruction, the seat is shown as comprising side carrier rails l0 andan intermediate carrier rail 1l, connected by a front carrier rail l2,the side carrier rails being pivot-ally connected to the respective legs2 as by riveted pivotal bolts 13. rlhe rear ends ol the. side andintermediate carrier rails rest upon a stretcher rail 14C secured to theside rail 6 ot' the bach. The seat proper is torined ot suitable slatslo supported by the trent, side, and intermediate carrier rails.

ln order to maintain the bach of the settee in proper relation to thelegs thereof, when the settee 'istolded, a link connection is to snuglylit into the angle torined the rear legs ot I areterabl i providedbetween the side rails ot the back andthe rear legs ot the settee. Forthis purpose iron straps 16 are provided, each having a suitable pivotalconnection 1 7 at one end with one of the side rails oi the bach attheir lower ends and a similar connection 17" at its opposite end withthe adjacent leg 2.

The straps are ot such length and so positioned as to hold the siderails ot the bach in relative close proximity to the legs `2 as thesettee is tolded (see Fig. l), and

to accurately guide the end of said side rails into abutting enageinentagainst brace rail 5 and the rear legs 2 when the settee is un Yfolded(see Fig,

The settee being in set up position as shown in Fig. l, and it beingdesired to told the saine, the seat is swung up and outwardly and thendownwardly upon its pivots to the position shown in Fig. il, and inorder to permit such movement of the seat the slats forming the baci-rrest of the settee are shown as terminating at a cross rail 1 8 asuitable distance above the seat, so as to permit the seat to swingfreely. ritter the seat has been lowered, the crossed legs ot the setteeare swung toward one another into close juxtaposition, the bach at thesame time assuming a position between the outside legs l adjacent to andsubstantially parallel with the legs 2, and the seat assuming a similarposition between the legs Q and in close proximity to the bach.

Then it is desired to untold the settee to its set up position, the legsare spread apart as shown in Fig. l, the bach automatically moving intoengagement with brace'rail. 5 and legs 2, and the seat is then swung upand out and then down untilits carrier rails rest upon the stretcherrail 14 tor supporting the same. A structure is thus proinventionillustrated in F ig. 5, showing the invention applied to a chair, theconstruction is similar to that as just described, except that theintfrinediate carrier rail of the seat may be dispensed with,` andinstead ol the stretcher rail il for supporting the seat, as employed inthe settee construction, a turned rod or spindle le is preterablyemployed. rlhe ojeration construction ot this enr bodiment oi theinvention, otherwise similar to that previously described.

lt is evident that variou' lications and vari/ions to without departingfrom the spiri i scope ot iny invention and hence l do not wish to limitmyself to the exact disclosures hereof. l

l. ln `a 'folding chair combination et pivotally connected cross-ed legineniber arranged to be folded side by side, the upper rear portion etsaid leg menibers being extended above said seat, a bach including siderails pivotally connected to said leg extensions, the lower ends oitsaid side rails being supported upon the lower rear leg members when inset up position, links pivotally connected at opposite ends with thelower ends oit said side rails and to said lower rear leg` membersrespectively, said ba having a seat supporting ledge, and a seat at itsliront pivotally joined to and supported by the 'front upper ends otsaid leg nieiibers and at its rear removably resting on said ledge,whereby when the chair toloed said seat hangs at its upper end troin theupper ends or said leg bers.

bination, pivotally connected members, a bach pivotally joined upperrear portions et said ineinl intermediate its vertical lengthv having`seat supporting let the lower end ot said bach r inovably abutting andresting on the lower rear portions ot said leg members, a pivotal linlrconnection between said lower end of said back and said lower rearportions of said leg members, and a seat at its ,trent end pivotallyjoined to and supported by the iront upper ends of the leg members andat its rear end removably resting on and supported by said ledge, saidseat swingable upwardly and forwardly from said ledge to hang from itsiront end in front of the baclr and approximately between the legmembers when the chair is folded.

3. ln a folding chair and the like, in combination, pivotally-connectedcrossed 'folding and the like, the i leg members, a fixed eross barsecured on the lower rear portions of the leg members, a backintermediate its vertical length pivotally joined to the upper rear endsof the leg members and at its lower end removably abutting and resting`on both said rear portions of the leg members and said cross bar,substantially as set forth, links pivotally joining said rear portionsof the leg members and said lower end of the back, and a seat.

il In a folding chair and the like, in combination, pivotally connectedcrossed leg members arranged to be folded side by side, the upper rearportion of said leg members being extended, a back including side railspivotally connected to said leg extensions, aliXed cross bar secured onthe lower rear portions oi the leg members adapted to stiften saidmembers against lateral movement, the lower ends of the side rails ofsaid bac-k abutting` and resting on both said rear portions ot' the legmembers and said cross bar, links pivotally connected at opposite endswith the lower ends of said side rails and to said lower rear legmembers, respectively, said back having a seat supporting ledge, and aseat at its front pivotally joined to and supported by the front upperends of said leg members and at its rear removably resting on saidledge, said seat swingable upnfardly, forwardly and downwardly to bangfrom its front end approximately between the leg members and protectedthereby.

5. In a folding chair and the like, in combination, pivotally connectedcrossed folding leg members, the upper rear portion or said leg membersbeing extended, a back intein mediate its Vertical length pivotallyjoined to the upper rear portions of leg members, said back having aseat supporting ledge, and a seat at its front end pivotally connectedto the upper iront ends ot said members and at its rear end removablyresting on said supporting ledge, said seat swingable upwardly`forwardly and downwardly `to hang in front of and below said back,approximately between said leg members and protected in folded positionby the said extended leg members.

6. ln combination, in a folding chair and the like, crossedpivotally-joined folding leg members, a cross bar lined on the lowerrear portions of the leg members and stitlening 'the same and forming anabutment, a back pivotally joined to the upper rear portions of the legmembers and extended down wardly to seat against said abutment andmaintain the chair against collapse from set up position, and guidelinks pivotally joining the back and leg members to control themovements of the leg members and back and assure tbe seating of thebac-k against said abutment. i

7. in a folding chair and the like, in eombination, leg membersembodying two sets ot folding crossed legs, the rear ends ot the outsidelegs beingextended upwardly and rearwardly, a cross bar fined to andbracing the lower rear portions ot the leg members, a back arrangedbetween and pivotally joined to said upwardly extended leg ends, thelower end of the back arranged to seat against said bar, verticallyswingable guide links coupling said back to the said leg members, saidback provided with a ,seat-` upholding ledge, and `a tree-endverticallys'wingable seat at its front. end located between the upperfront ends of tbe inside legs and pir-.Totally joined thereto, the lireerear end of said seat arranged between said extended rear leg ends andnormally resting on` said ledge, said seat being freely and independently swingable vertically.

8. In a folding chair and the like, in combination, crossed pivotedfolding leg members, the outside leg members being extended upwardly andrearwardly, a back arranged between and pivoted to said extended legmember ends, the lower rear portions of the inside legl membersproviding top abutments, the lower ends of the back arranged to seat against said abutments to maintain the cliair against collapse from setup position, guide links pivotally joining the inside leg meinbers andsaid back ends to assure seating ot said back ends against saidabutments, said back providing a seat supporting ledge, and a seat atits liront arranged between and pivoted to the Jfront upper ends or theleg members, the seat being otherwise :tree to normally rest on saidledge and to swing freely and indepeiuilently extending upwardly intrent oit the back or downwardly between the inside leg members, theseat ends being protected by the outside leg members.

EDGAR P. ELZEY.

